GURUGRAM: The city reported 1,447 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, an increase of 14% compared to the previous day. This is the highest single-day tally since May 16 last year, when 1,691 people tested positive . Not just new cases, the daily positivity rate, which was at 5% on January 1, has risen to 13.4%. Gurugram carried out 10,748 tests on Thursday.
Moreover, the city witnessed a 30% spike in active cases on Thursday from the previous day. The number of active cases now stands at 4,220, of which 28 patients are in hospitals and 4,192 are in home isolation.
In the wake of the rising cases, 25 new containment zones were notified on Thursday. The city already has 20 sealed zones. “This is a very alarming trend, and we may see between 10,000 to 15,000 new cases daily in Gurugram if people don’t follow norms,” chief medical officer Virender Yadav said.
Haryana has added more districts to its list of ‘red zones’ — areas witnessing a spike in cases. Earlier, the state had five districts as red zones, including Gurugram, Faridabad, Ambala, Panchkula and Sonipat, Now, Karnal, Panipat, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Rohtak and Jhajjar have been added to the list.
“We are definitely witnessing a surge and we are expecting it to further rise,” said Dhruv Chaudhary, the state nodal officer for Covid-19.
Moreover, the city witnessed a 30% spike in active cases on Thursday from the previous day. The number of active cases now stands at 4,220, of which 28 patients are in hospitals and 4,192 are in home isolation.
In the wake of the rising cases, 25 new containment zones were notified on Thursday. The city already has 20 sealed zones. “This is a very alarming trend, and we may see between 10,000 to 15,000 new cases daily in Gurugram if people don’t follow norms,” chief medical officer Virender Yadav said.
Haryana has added more districts to its list of ‘red zones’ — areas witnessing a spike in cases. Earlier, the state had five districts as red zones, including Gurugram, Faridabad, Ambala, Panchkula and Sonipat, Now, Karnal, Panipat, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Rohtak and Jhajjar have been added to the list.
“We are definitely witnessing a surge and we are expecting it to further rise,” said Dhruv Chaudhary, the state nodal officer for Covid-19.
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